Culture, History, Mythology, Places, Religions The Udayagiri Ganesha: Why Historians Consider It Among the Earliest Ganesha Images In the rock-cut shrines of the Udayagiri Caves in Madhya Pradesh sits a sculpture often described as the earliest datable image of Ganesha in READ MORE WATCH NOW
Culture, History, Mythology, Places, Religions The Lalitgiri Relic Discovery: What were These 2000-Year-Old Caskets Protecting? A casket within a casket… within another. Buried beneath centuries of earth at Lalitgiri, archaeologists uncovered a remarkable series of nested caskets in 1985. READ MORE WATCH NOW
Culture, History, Places Lakshmi Vilas Palace He pioneered the Indo-Saracenic style or architecture and built grand landmarks across India. And yet, he did not trust his own designs and never READ MORE WATCH NOW
Culture, History, Places, Religions What Do Japan’s Torii, China’s Paifang & Korea’s Hongsalmun Have in Common? What’s common to the Torii of Japan, China’s Paifang and Korea’s Honsalmun? All these ceremonial gates have a shared inspiration – the toranas of READ MORE WATCH NOW
History, People, Places The Prison That Secured Aurangzeb’s Throne | Gwalior Fort Beneath the palaces of Gwalior Fort lies one of the most dreaded prisons of medieval India. Here, princes vanished and rivals were erased from READ MORE WATCH NOW
Culture, History, Mythology, Places, Religions Why the Original Sanchi Stupa Had No Images of Buddha | Sanchi Did you know the first human images of the Buddha appeared nearly 500 years after his death? Before that, artists used symbols to represent READ MORE WATCH NOW
Places Tehri Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. The town of Tehri, the capital of the princely state of Tehri-Garhwals, was submerged during its construction.
History Scinde Dawk After the British conquered Sindh, they introduced Scinde Dawk stamp making India the first Asian country to issue a prepaid postage stamp.
Places Dak Bungalows Dak Bangalows were rest houses used by British officials posted in remote parts of the country in the 19th and 20th centuries.
People, Places Thibaw Min and his Indian Connection The grave of the last Burmese king lies in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
People Princess Gauramma and her Godmother Queen Victoria became Godmother to Princess Gauramma, the Princess of Coorg.
History Congreve Rocket The British developed the Congreve rocket using technology from the Mysore army.
Culture Patola Sarees The geometric patterns on Patola sarees might be inspired from the sculptors who created structures like Rani Ki Vav in Gujarat.
